# United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments ()

United Kingdom CPA 08:WW:IM:CP:BOP:SA: 20.12. Dyes & pigments () was down 6.7% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with −2.4% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 153.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.7% (Q1 2023) to 40.0% (Q1 2022), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-12`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (119 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/cpa-08-ww-im-cp-bop-sa-20-12-dyes-and-pigments

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 153.0 £m | −6.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 165.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 154.0 £m | −6.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 156.0 £m | −1.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 164.0 £m | 4.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 169.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 164.0 £m | 10.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 158.0 £m | −6.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 157.0 £m | −4.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 164.0 £m | −2.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 149.0 £m | −13.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 168.0 £m | −18.0 |
| Q3 2023 | 164.0 £m | −19.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 168.0 £m | −19.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 172.0 £m | −20.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 205.0 £m | 8.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 203.0 £m | 14.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 208.0 £m | 19.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 217.0 £m | 40.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 189.0 £m | 14.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 177.0 £m | 23.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 174.0 £m | 7.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 155.0 £m | −5.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 165.0 £m | −7.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-12"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.IMPORTS.Q.SA.NACE-C20-12",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```